Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're twenty-seven , you 're beautiful — oh , yes you are — ’ she 'd dismissed Shannon 's laughing denial with the airy wave of a hand — and you should be sharing your life with some gorgeous hunk by now , not returning night after night to a cold and empty flat . ’ |
| 2 | Le Page and Tabouret-Keller write : As the individual speaks he [ sic ] is seen as always using language with reference to the inner models of the universe he has constructed for himself ; he projects in words images of that universe ( or , of those universes ) on to the social screen , and these images may be more or less sharply focussed , or more or less diffuse , in relation to each other or in relation to those projected by others in their interaction with him … |
| 3 | When individuals and corporations respond to change in prices they are simultaneously creating wealth in response to changing demands . |
| 4 | Simply transmitting information from input to output may seem a trivial task , but the neuron has two opportunities to be discriminating in performing it . |
| 5 | Standards are expressed quantitatively and each one is formulated not to contemplate exceptional circumstances , instead addressing pollution without regard to mitigating features , such as accident . |